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DMP arrests 30 drug suspects in special drive

DMP arrests 30 drug suspects in special drive

FE Online Report 2018-12-25 13:54:24

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a 24-hour-long anti-narcotics drive arrested 30 drug suspects from different areas of the capital for selling and consuming illegal drugs. A special team of DMP...

Police recover bullet-riddled body in Cumilla

Police recover bullet-riddled body in Cumilla

-- 2018-12-25 13:25:38

Police in Cumilla have recovered the bullet-riddled body of an unidentified young man from an embankment along the Gomti river in Debidwar upazila on Tuesday morning. Locals spotted that the body in...

Sunamganj AL leader sues 85 over arson attack

Sunamganj AL leader sues 85 over arson attack

-- 2018-12-25 13:18:10

A case has been filed against 85 people after an arson attack on an election campaign office of grand alliance candidate for Sunamganj-1 constituency in Jamalganj upazila. Local Awami League leader M...

Miscreants torch AL election campaign office in Satkhira

Miscreants torch AL election campaign office in Satkhira

-- 2018-12-25 12:22:43

Some unidentified miscreants on Monday night vandalised and torched an election campaign office of Awami League (AL) in Satkhira’s Patkelghata upazila. The perpetrators hurled crude bombs first...

Police nab 74 in Satkhira

Police nab 74 in Satkhira

-- 2018-12-25 11:51:41

Police in special drives arrested 74 people, who are accused in different cases, from eight upazilas of Satkhira district from Monday evening to Tuesday morning. Of them, 14 were arrested from Sadar...

Christmas Day being celebrated

Christmas Day being celebrated

-- 2018-12-25 11:44:08

Christians in Bangladesh are celebrating Christmas Day as elsewhere in the world on Tuesday, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. To them, the day means the celebration of rebirth, new begin...

10 journalists hurt in Nawabganj attack

10 journalists hurt in Nawabganj attack

-- 2018-12-25 11:27:43

At least 10 journalists were injured and 16 vehicles carrying them vandalised as some unidentified miscreants attacked them at a rest house in Kolakopa of Nawabganj upazila on Monday night. A total o...

Listed companies see incongruity in Corporate Governance Guidelines

Listed companies see incongruity in Corporate Governance Guidelines

FE Report 2018-12-25 10:39:51

The Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed Companies (BAPLC) has demanded of the regulatory bodies to remove the conflicting clauses from the Corporate Governance Guidelines promulgated recently by...

Labour leaders urge agitating RMG workers to join work

Labour leaders urge agitating RMG workers to join work

FE Report 2018-12-25 10:14:59

Labour leaders of the country's readymade garment sector have again called on all agitating workers to join their work and continue the production activities peacefully. They also assured that the la...

Six solar, wind power projects get approval

Six solar, wind power projects get approval

FE Report 2018-12-25 10:09:52

The government has approved proposals for setting up six power plants that would generate 257 megawatts (MW) of electricity from renewable sources. A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on government pr...

Congenial atmosphere for  election still away

Congenial atmosphere for election still away

FE Report 2018-12-25 00:44:36

Speakers at a press conference expressed doubt about fair polls in the present situation. They said many voters still think that violence can take place on the days ahead as a congenial atmosphere...

People now united to ensure voting rights: Dr Kamal

People now united to ensure voting rights: Dr Kamal

-- 2018-12-24 21:14:52

Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday said the countrymen are now united to ensure their voting rights. Dr Kamal, also the Gono Forum chief, made the remarks while addressing a programme...

Army does not work for any particular party: Quader

Army does not work for any particular party: Quader

-- 2018-12-24 21:11:16

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said Bangladesh Army does not work for any particular political party. "Army has taken positions in districts to discharge their duties for the...

Warm clothes sale gains pace in Rangpur, Jhenidah districts

Warm clothes sale gains pace in Rangpur, Jhenidah districts

Our Correspondents 2018-12-24 21:02:38

RANGPUR, Dec 24: Sale of warm clothes has gained momentum in the district and its adjacent areas as mercury has plummeted across the region with the wintry chill intensifying over the last few days....

Sylhet farmers busy preparing Boro seedbeds

Sylhet farmers busy preparing Boro seedbeds

Our Correspondent 2018-12-24 21:01:29

SYLHET, Dec 24: Farmers in different areas of Sylhet division are busy for preparing Boro seedbeds. An official at the Sylhet divisional office of DAE said on Monday so far 25,975 hectares of land...

AL urges EC to arrest ‘BNP-Jamaat attackers’ to ensure peaceful polls

AL urges EC to arrest ‘BNP-Jamaat attackers’ to ensure peaceful polls

-- 2018-12-24 19:56:00

The ruling Awami League on Monday urged the Election Commission to arrest BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami men, involved in attacking its activists, to ensure a peaceful polls atmosphere. A 10-member delegati...

Christmas Day Tuesday

Christmas Day Tuesday

-- 2018-12-24 19:50:46

The Christian community will celebrate the Christmas Day in the country, as elsewhere across the world, on Tuesday, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas, the biggest religious festival...

Civil society organisations slam COP24 negotiations

Civil society organisations slam COP24 negotiations

-- 2018-12-24 19:22:52

Representatives of civil society organisations on Monday criticised the outcome of the global climate change negotiation (COP24) in Poland's Katwise, calling it frustrating. They also slammed the pro...

‘BD ready to tackle Delta Plan 2100 challenges’

‘BD ready to tackle Delta Plan 2100 challenges’

Bangladesh ready to tackle Delta Plan 2100 challenges 2018-12-24 19:16:26

Speakers on Monday emphasised the proper implementation of Bangladesh Delta Plan (BDP) 2100 while highlighting its advantages and challenges the government could face. The government approved BDP 210...

Warning against ‘fake’ sites, social media accounts using name of army

Warning against ‘fake’ sites, social media accounts using name of army

-- 2018-12-24 19:05:28

Bangladesh Army has issued a warning against 'fake' websites and social media accounts using its identity and urged people to be cautious about any propaganda involving the force. The Inter-Services...

Move to establish country's first independent solar power producer

Move to establish country's first independent solar power producer

-- 2018-12-24 18:26:24

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Joules Power Limited (JPL) to establish country’s first solar Independent Power Producer (IPP)....

JP hopes to win Rangpur-2 seat

JP hopes to win Rangpur-2 seat

-- 2018-12-24 18:25:14

The Jatiya Party (JP) has considered the Rangpur-2 parliamentary constituency as its stronghold since the rule of HM Ershad. During the fifth and the seventh parliamentary elections, Ershad was the M...

Police arrests two in city for violating electoral code of conduct

Police arrests two in city for violating electoral code of conduct

FE Online Report 2018-12-24 18:15:42

Law enforces arrested two men on Monday for seeking vote in exchange of money ahead of the country’s 11th general election. The detective branch members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arres...

SC upholds HC order disqualifying nine candidates from polls

SC upholds HC order disqualifying nine candidates from polls

-- 2018-12-24 18:03:02

The Appellate division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday upheld a High Court (HC) order that dismissed the Election Commission's (EC) decision allowing nine candidates, including eight BNP candidate...

Girls outshine boys in JSC, JDC

Girls outshine boys in JSC, JDC

-- 2018-12-24 17:43:59

Girls fared better than boys in this year's Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations. The pass rate of female students is 86.43 per cent while that of boys is...

Our hearts now get closer, Chinese envoy on Dhaka-Beijing ties

Our hearts now get closer, Chinese envoy on Dhaka-Beijing ties

-- 2018-12-24 17:37:43

Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Zhang Zuo on Monday said his country wants to give a further push to broaden people-to-people contacts with Bangladesh taking the mutual bilateral relations to a newer heig...

Voters to get back confidence with army deployment: CEC

Voters to get back confidence with army deployment: CEC

-- 2018-12-24 17:32:05

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Monday said voters will get back their confidence with the deployment of army ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections. "I think, people will get b...

DMP collects over Tk 3.7m in fines from traffic offenders

DMP collects over Tk 3.7m in fines from traffic offenders

FE Online Report 2018-12-24 15:56:55

Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Sunday realised Tk 3.786 million in fines from traffic offenders. A total of 4,609 cases were also filed against different modes of vehicles...

Next election very important for development: PM

Next election very important for development: PM

-- 2018-12-24 15:00:16

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the next general election is very important to keep Bangladesh on the current trajectory of development. "Bangladesh is now on t...

Over 97pc pass PEC, Ebtedayee exams

Over 97pc pass PEC, Ebtedayee exams

-- 2018-12-24 14:22:37

The results of this year's Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Ebtedayee examinations were published on Monday, showing 97.59 and 97.69 pass percentages respectively. A total of 3,68,193 PEC stude...